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Field footage · Waiouru, New Zealand

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NZ and Australian ammunition technicians train to clear unexploded ordnance at Waiouru

Text poster only. The source photos show gloved hands in camouflage sleeves fitting a detonator into olive-drab demolition charges taped together in the back of a vehicle, and technicians sweeping rough ground with handheld metal detectors.

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New Zealand Defence Force, watch at source · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photos released Oct. 20, 2026 by the New Zealand Defence Force. The NZDF says ammunition technicians from New Zealand and Australia took part in Exercise Safe Step in Waiouru this month, in the lead-up to next year's Exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia, practising how to find, disable and destroy unexploded ordnance, including clearing around a battle-damaged truck and its towed L119 105mm light gun and a drone that did not explode. The photos show technicians preparing demolition charges and searching ground with metal detectors.

What
NZ and Australian ammunition technicians train to clear unexploded ordnance at Waiouru
Where
Waiouru, New Zealand
When
2026-10-20
Source
New Zealand Defence Force
Credit
New Zealand Defence Force, watch at source
License
Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
Details
Official release · New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) · Waiouru, New Zealand

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  1. New Zealand Defence Force
  2. Field footage: the full record

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